I'm so happy you're reading the Sheltie Gazette!Hi, —A couple months ago, you entered a giveaway for historical fiction and ended up in my puppy-filled, fairy-tale corner of the internet. By now, you've gotten to know my dogs, entered my giveaway, a...

And the winner is.... Laurine Gambardella!!!Thank you all for entering! Your reviews will really help with social credibility when my books go on their virtual tour later this month!If you're not Laurine, it might be your turn next! I'm planning more...

Hello, Tamora Pierce fans—As promised, here is the wrap-up for our focus group. I appreciate your participation and the chance to get to know you a little bit! This is my conversational response to your questions and comments in my various surveys (w...

Happy April, ! Do you enjoy book recommendations? I like to read in themes, and I was planning on sharing my latest theme with you—I read a bunch of the top-listed “cozy fantasy” books and thought you might enjoy a compare and contrast. Unfortunately...

Happy April, ! Do you enjoy book recommendations? I like to read in themes, and I was planning on sharing my latest theme with you—I read a bunch of the top-listed “cozy fantasy” books and thought you might enjoy a compare and contrast. Unfortunately...

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A Mini History Moment about gloves in Shakespeare’s time, the Regency, and the role of the female gloveress Intro: On our recent England trip, we went to Shakespeare’s Birthplace, because what writer can go through the English midlands and not stop b...

Water Changes our Visual, Aural, and Sensory Input Imagine standing and looking out at the ocean. Our field of view is simplified with a straight horizon and the rhythmic repetitive sounds plug us into a synchrony or “groove” (that’s the scientific t...

Two years ago, I had never heard the term Women’s Fiction, although I had been reading it for my entire life. On Women’s Fiction Day 2022 (when I did not know it existed), my last child was leaving toddlerhood, and I knew that it was time for somethi...

I like books that are uplifting and offer an escape from the quotidian world, but I don’t want to just turn off my brain and float. (That’s a valid goal for books too, just not the one on this review site!) The books that I find the most invigorating...

I like books that are uplifting and offer an escape from the quotidian world, but I don’t want to just turn off my brain and float. (That’s a valid goal for books too, just not the one on this review site!) The books that I find the most invigorating...